RAYING Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

raying

verb

present participle of ray

as in shining

to emit rays of light klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere

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as in radiating

to extend outwards from or as if from a central point laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes

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Charlotte’s dining scene is shining bright among the stars of the South once again.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
While Cowtown’s film industry is shining now thanks in part to Taylor Sheridan, the festival is proof that locals have been passionate about the art form for some time now.

— Brayden Garcia October 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shining

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And then there’s an energetic quality, at times radiating light and other times shining it—with or without pulsing strobes—on others.

— Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Some kids come into this life and catch all the breaks and start making money and going places and radiating confidence and functionality and the world opens right up to them.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of radiating

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The deep-space image reveals a 230-light-year-wide swathe of the glowing emission nebula N159, threaded with denser filaments of reddish molecular hydrogen that hide countless energetic young stars.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The yellow Pokémon mascot had glowing glasses and ears that changed colors along with the set.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of glowing

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